Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-17

utterance in the dispersion Of free
citizens by intimidation; the steps so
far taken all tend to the logical sequence
of Observation-Disclosures and murder.
The i-prohibition press of Texas ia
speaking out in terms that cannot be mis-
taken; they speak for their cause and
for their state and for law, and the stand
they take is only what might have been
expected of them. The Dallas Times
saws:
1t is TO be hoped that the authorities of San
Antonio Will do all in their power to bring to
| jnstice the ruflians who rotten egged the Pro-
hibitionists at San Antonio. This is a country
where mobs cannot prevent free speech, and
| the quicker this fact is taught those who at
tempt Its suppression the better. The offend
ers at San Antonio do more harm to the cause
of free speech and personal liberty than 10 600
| speakers on the side of prohibition. But the
Anti-ProhIbitionlsts do not propose to be
handicapped in the fight by such actions by q
mob. They call on the authorities at san
Antonio to punish these toughs.
| And the San Antonio Express speaks as
follows with no uncertain sound of mean
ing:
There can be but one sentiment among the
law abiding people of this community concern.
ing that outrage against fairness, decencY and
individual rights on Alamo plaza Tuesday
night, and that is burning Indignation coupled
with deepest humiliation on account of the
smirch upon the fair fame of the community.
While the anti Prob ibitionists here, as class,
| loudly denounce the outrage, and should not
| be held responsible for the spectacle, word Will
go out tina. free speech is not tolerated here by
the antis-that bigotry and intolerance is so
public meetings in opposition to
the preponderating sentiment of the
people are broken up by mobs. Those who
committed the outrage are few In number com
pared to the whole, but the whole will have to
| suffer for their despicable acts. The assault on
| Rev. Mr.. Sutherland was detestable, cowardly
| in the lowest degree of cowardicc, and was in
cited by that vilest of combinations, bigotry, In
tolerance, inselence and lawiessness, and no
effort should be spared to ferret out the perpe-
traitors, as well as the ring leaders in the riot
and punish them to the fullest extent of the
law. San Antonio cannot afford to fail in this,
and If the city authorities finch from their duty
in the least particular they will be damned by
all good citizens The mayor should promptly
offer reward for the apprehension of the
man or men who threw those
BSSb, Every ono Oh WHICH OOuDLleSS cost lue
Anti-Prohibitionist thousands of votes. If the
authorities do not do this, San Antonio as q
community will be the theme for dcnuncation
at every public meeting of ProhibitiOnists, at
every cross-road or curbstOne discussion, held
in this state from now until the 4th of.August
next. The Mayor should publicly proclaim,
not that public meetings shall be prohibited,
but that they shall be held when and where the
people desire, and that the peace of those as
sembled will be maintained If he has to call
out even the military TO enforce order and ar
rest offenders. See that the whole community
is not placed under a humiliating ban through
the outrageous acts of a few irresponsible
parties
Texas had right to expect these utter
ances, and Texas is not mistaken in her
sons of the press, whether they be pro
or anti. The snti-prohibition newspa-
pers of the state are jealous of the glory
of Texas and of personal liberty, and the
lesson taught by the San Antonio outrage
is one that should be needed, if the in
tolerant and lawless would not see pro-
hibition carried in Texas by 100000
majority.